Meet Your Drill Sergeants

Carol Moxam, CSEP - Bio
CEO & Founder
Special Event Boot Camp
www.specialeventbootcamp.com

One of only 12 Certified Special Event Professional’s in Canada, Carol is one of those rare young women who motivates and inspires and whose success can be largely attributed to her dedicated enthusiasm, passion and charisma.  One of Canada’s top three Event Professional nominated in 2009. 

 

 

Martin Rubio - Bio
Vice President Marketing
VROOMmedia
www.vroommedia.com

With more than 15 years experience, Martin has held a variety of senior and strategic roles, in Canada and Internationally. Beginning his career in the marketing industry, he has led key roles in sales, marketing and communications across the U.S., Canada, Europe and South America.

 

Kim MacGregor
Author Motivational Speaker
Be A Woman
www.beawoman.org

Kim is an entrepreneur, International award-winning publisher, writer, motivational speaker and philanthropist. In 2001 with an endorsement secured by super star Celine Dion, she wrote, and published two books. One of which became a best-seller. Both books helped raise awareness and over $150,000 to help find a cure for the childhood condition cystic fibrosis (CF), that affects her eldest daughter Madison.

 

 

Jaye Marsh Graham. - Bio
Event Director
It’s Personal Occassions 
www.itspersonal.ca

Toronto’s ‘Green’ event design and management firm, It’s Personal Occassions.  Jaye Marsh Graham recently produced Canada’s first Eco Wedding & Lifestyle Show in Toronto, 2008.
 

 

Vanessa Engel - Bio
Founder
The Dance Company
www.thedancecompany.ca

The Dance Company was created in 2001 by, Vanessa Engel.  Drawing from her education in business management and experience as a professional dancer, Vanessa opened The Dance Company. She jumped “feet-first” into the competitive special event industry.  After a lot of hard work The Dance Company became recognized as a reputable company and started to grow rapidly.
 

Cindy Johnson - Bio
Owner & Principal Event Planner
Platinum Events Group
www.platinumeventsgroup.com

Under the direction of owner and principal event planner Cindy Johnson, provides a fresh, yet unparalleled approach to event design, planning, and overall presentation. With her nine years of event planning experience Cindy’s professional portfolio consists of over 100 corporate, fundraising, and social events.
 

Leslee Bell - Bio
President
Decor & More Inc.
www.decorandmore.com

Leslee Bell founded Decor More Inc. Over the course of the next eighteen years, DM successfully developed into the largest and most awarded decor and design company in Canada. Consequently, Leslee has become one of the industry’s most acclaimed and sought after guest speakers for events throughout Canada and the US.
 

Simon Rayment - Bio
President
Pandor Productions
www.pandor.com

Fifteen years ago, Simon Rayment entered the audio visual industry as a partner at Pandor Productions.  Based in Toronto, Canada, Simon is a seasoned professional specializing in all aspects of technical production.  He regularly lends his expertise to national and international industry conferences and events as a guest speaker.
 

 

 

 

 

Andrew Horberry - Bio
Strategy Director
Imagination
www.imagination.com

Andrew Horberry is Strategy Director for Imagination, a global designer of brand experiences for blue-chip clients such as Ford, Shell, oneworld, Samsung and BT. 

He’s worked with Imagination for over ten years in Europe and North America. In that time, he’s combined his interest and training in business strategy with his love of theatre and communication to produce some memorable events for clients such as Bell and Ford, including exhibitions, auto shows, Dealer training, Dealer meetings, and celebratory events. 

 

Scott Kress - Bio
President
Summit Training Development Ltd.
Frontier Teambuilding Group
www.summittraining.com

Scott began his career in training and development in 1989 and has worked with some of the leading experiential training organizations in the world including, Pecos River, Aon Consulting and Outward Bound.  He has studied adult learning, leadership, conflict resolution, change management, and much more at the hands of some of the most talented trainers in North America.  Scott is also a licensed facilitator of The Coaching Clinic©, Identity Mapping©, Foundations of Leadership™ , Effective Intelligence® and Emotional Intelligence®.
 

 

 

Suzanne Merrett- Bio
Photographer
Wedding Day Memories & Amara Studios
www.wdmemories.com 
www.amarastudios.com

Photographer Suzanne Merrett grew up in the suburban landscape of Port Moody, British Columbia. She moved east to study photography, and never returned to the "other side of the mountains". She earns her living as a photographer, specializing in editorial coverage of weddings, intimate pregnancy/family portraits and corporate events. In 1998 her body of work “Suburbia” was selected as the winner of the Murray Koffler Founding Chairman Purchase Award at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
 

 

 

Dana Kaluzny - Bio
Venue Manager
Steam Whistle Brewing
www.steamwhistle.ca

A newcomer to the event industry, Dana began her career as a Wedding Coordinator at Steam Whistle Brewing in 2008. Later that year, she took over the position of Venue Manager and continues to learn and grow in this position today.

 

 

Darius Bashar - Bio
Daily Challenge
www.dailychallenge.org

Darius currently resides as the President and Co-founder of DailyChallenge.org. Daily Challenge is an innovative social networking site that encourages its users to participate in daily activities, or ‘challenges,’ users can take up in the real world that will positively impact themselves and their communities.

 

Christina Korda - Bio
Windsor Arms Hotel
www.windsorarmshotel.com

 

Tracey Manailescu - Bio
The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada
www.wpic.ca

Tracey is the Co-Founder of The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada and Co-Producer of The Professional Wedding Planners Conference.  She has been a certified Wedding Coordinator for over 8 years and is also a licensed Wedding Officiant.

 

Danielle Andrews Sunkel - Bio
The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada
www.wpic.ca

In the past 9 years Danielle has worked on over 150 weddings.  She is the Co-Founder of The Wedding Planners Institute of Canada and the owner of The Wedding Planners, Canada’s largest Wedding Coordination firm.

 

 

 

Vwodek Wojczynski
RSC Business Group
Regional Executive Manager
www.rscbusinessgroup.com

 

Vwodek Wojczynski is a Futurist Business Coach, Consultant and Business Developer. He specializes in converting chaos into order and crafting business environments that accelerate outcomes for all involved. In his work he focuses on building self sustaining organizations, executives and true business owners - global citizens who work less, produce more and provide extraordinary value to their communities. 

 

Dharmesh Dayabhai - Bio
Streampoint Solutions
www.streampoint.biz